13 December 2017 – Staff resignations decline at SARS

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PRETORIA, WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2017 – The number of staff who have resigned from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has declined dramatically over the past four years.

According to the head of human capital and development at SARS, Mr Teboho Mokoena, the latest figures show a 40 percent decline in the number of resignations in the four financial years from 2014/14 to 2016/17.

Mr Mokoena said that in 2013/14 there were 645 resignations, followed by 607 in 2014/15, then 452 in 2015/16 and 391 resignations in 2016/17.

“This 40 percent decline in resignations is really a sign that we are retaining staff in general, but also in the areas of critical skills.”

“If we compare SARS to organisations of similar size and complexity then we have a relatively good attrition rate of 4 percent, compared to the average of 10 percent of these other organisations,” Mr Mokoena said.

According to the publication, “Annual South African HR Recruitment Trends Report – 2017”, SARS is among 59% of employers that had an annual staff turnover of less than 10%.

Mr Mokoena indicated that SARS is retaining critical and scarce skills within its core business units.

The attrition rate for audit decreased by 4.23 percent, the attrition rate for border control declined by 4.48 percent and customer service by 3.0 percent, while debt management declined by 3.5 percent.

“It is also interesting to note that information technology, which is crucial for automation of SARS paper-based processes, had the far lowest attrition in the IT industry of 0.4 percent.

“The level of academic qualifications at SARS is also very high. SARS has 200 chartered accounts, 21 staff hold a doctoral degree, 517 have a master’s degree, 821 have an honours degree and 3783 have post-matric degrees. The number of staff with a diploma or certificate is 10 223.

“The 14000 highly skilled, educated and committed SARS employees remain focused on fulfilling their revenue collection mandate to further the growth and development of our country,” Mr Mokoena said.

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13 December 2017 – 12 Years for VAT fraudster

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PRETORIA, WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2017 – A Cape Town man was sentenced to twelve years effective imprisonment for large-scale Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud in the Wynberg Magistrate Court on Monday, 11 December 2017.

Johannes Tobias Wessels from Kraaifontein fabricated invoices from five of his businesses to claim fraudulent VAT refunds in excess of R15-million from SARS over a period of seven years.

Wessels pleaded guilty to 403 charges of fraud and 11 charges of contraventions of the Income Tax Act in terms of a plea and sentence agreement with the State. The contraventions of the Tax Act comprised six counts for the non-submission of income tax returns and five counts for failure to keep proper books of accounts. He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment, with three years is conditionally suspended. This included 18-months imprisonment for failure to submit income tax returns.

The VAT refunds were not based on actual transactions. Instead, Wessels obtained the unlawful refunds by creating fictitious invoices and shifting money between his businesses. He used a significant amount for his personal benefit, of which “a significant amount was spent on gambling”.

In a separate matter, Mr Wessels was sentenced to seven years imprisonment on fifteen charges of VAT fraud last year. An appeal against this sentence has since been dismissed. He will serve this seven-year sentence concurrently with the twelve year sentence handed down yesterday.

These successful prosecutions clearly demonstrates that SARS has the skills, experience and determination to effectively detect non-compliance by taxpayers and ensure such perpetrators face the full might of the law. The convictions are a strong warning that anyone that attempts to avoid their tax obligations through irregular means will be dealt with accordingly.

With this in mind, SARS wishes to assert that the organisation remains resolute, focused and single-minded in ensuring everyone pays their fair share of tax.

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Remuneration: Basic salary 
Location: Illovo
Education level: Degree
Job level: Management Snr
Type: Permanent
Company: KaeloXelus

Job description

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the position of financial manager (financial project manager) based in Illovo.

Financial manager brief

We are looking for an experienced financial manager.  This role is one that needs to take the business to the next level. Finance is one area of business that presents the greatest opportunity for efficiency. Process automation, artificial intelligence, data science all present opportunities that KaeloXelus wants to embrace.  In a rapidly growing organisation, there is an urgency around implementation.

We are looking for a young, driven, tech-savvy individual with financial and accounting experience to drive rapid progress in this exciting area. The role is a hands-on one and this individual must be able to roll up their sleeves and drive improvement within the business.

This individual will focus on

  • Identify areas within the business in need of improvement,
  • the adoption of new technologies including Xero accounting and its plethora of apps,
  • the implementation of new initiatives that achieve the adoption of new technologies and drive efficiencies, streamline processes, and improve outcomes,
  • Ultimately automate manual (and duplicate) processes that will lead to a more efficient organisation and drive down our resource and cost requirement,
  • Meaningfully contribute to the management of the business’s day to day financial activities.

Financial project manager job overview

Financial project management responsibilities include oversight of KealoXelus projects and operational activities that have an impact on the company’s revenue. Ensuring that there is central financial oversight between the various business areas and finance and playing a key role in developing long term financial outcomes of the company to ensure a profitable future.

Key roles and responsibilities:

  • Coordinate between various departments, discussing company plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken
  • Provide financial reports and interpret financial information to managerial staff while recommending further courses of action
  • Analyse costs, pricing, variable contributions, invoicing and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans and revenue
  • Develop trends and projections
  • Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities
  • Reporting
  • Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
  • Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
  • Ensure resource availability and allocation
  • Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
  • Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
  • Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Perform risk management to minimise project risks
  • Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Personal attributes:      

  • Technical ability to assess evaluate and prioritise accordingly
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize the workload
  • Uses initiative and drive to get things done
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Flexibility to perform a variety of functions
  • Ability to initiate own communications/correspondence
  • Reliability
  • Creativity and showing initiative
  • Ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines
  • Assertive

Qualifications and experience:

  • Professional financial/accounting qualification
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in a similar role (Project Manager/project administrator )
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite
  • Proficient in Xero

Contact  details:

Interested applicants should submit their CV via email to

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Only candidates being selected for an interview will be contacted.

Closing date:  5 January 2018         

Company Description

KaeloXelus is a corporate health and wellness company that provides comprehensive health and wellness solutions to corporate companies in South Africa. KaeloXelus operates in a fast-paced, growing environment. We are a dynamic and energetic team of people committed to changing the health of employed South Africans and their families.

Requirements

  • This individual must embrace new technology and its role in improvement and efficiency
  • Proven accounting/financial background with a sound understanding of financial and accounting principles
  • Computer literacy (project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • Ability to communicate on all levels externally and internally
  • Planning and organising
  • Deadline management
  • Process management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Time and people management
  • Attention to detail
  • Experience in the financial sector

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